![]() Or, the simplest way we can help? Eat more oysters!Īs part of our Natural Climate Solutions series, we’re highlighting an important bivalve with a disproportionately large impact on the natural environment – the oyster. We can do our part by supporting local growers, and the grants and leases that fund them. Long Island is home to a thriving oyster farming business, with many programs in place to sustain this important industry. If your garden center has no native plants, ask them to stock them! The birds and the bees will thank you. When headed out to your local garden store this spring, it is important to know the difference between native plants and those that are non-native or invasive.įor help in telling the difference, The National Audubon Society’s Native Plants Database is a great place to start! The database will tell you what plants to buy and which birds those plants will support, but it will also show you where you can buy them. ![]() For example, a native oak tree may have as many as 534 different species of moths and butterflies on its bark where an introduced species like Bradford pear or crepe myrtle has almost none. ![]() More specifically, because native trees and shrubs have evolved with the local wildlife, they harbor more insects or yield more berries and fruit than non-native plants. Native plants provide more food for birds and beneficial insects such as butterflies and bees where non-native or invasive plants do not.
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